@bethpartin.bsky.social
Lover of words, birds, permaculture, food forests, rewilding, and the idea that gender and sexuality are on a spectrum.
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How to connect to the natural world ...
For me, feeling part of the wild world doesn’t come naturally.
open.substack.com
Nature always offers a way in.
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Some things haven’t changed much since 1861.
Abraham Lincoln, 1861: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor."
Translated to 2026: labor built it. capital just put its name on it.
Same fight, new century.
Abraham Lincoln, 1861: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor."
Translated to 2026: labor built it. capital just put its name on it.
Same fight, new century.
October 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Some things haven’t changed much since 1861.
Abraham Lincoln, 1861: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor."
Translated to 2026: labor built it. capital just put its name on it.
Same fight, new century.
Abraham Lincoln, 1861: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor."
Translated to 2026: labor built it. capital just put its name on it.
Same fight, new century.
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Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. n.pr/4z7IApd
Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.
n.pr
September 30, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. n.pr/4z7IApd
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Black boys deserve to grow old.
They deserve safety. Joy. Love. Opportunity. A future.
Too many families are left grieving sons whose lives were cut far too short.
Every Black boy deserves the chance to grow up, grow old, and become everything he dreamed of becoming.
They deserve safety. Joy. Love. Opportunity. A future.
Too many families are left grieving sons whose lives were cut far too short.
Every Black boy deserves the chance to grow up, grow old, and become everything he dreamed of becoming.
September 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Black boys deserve to grow old.
They deserve safety. Joy. Love. Opportunity. A future.
Too many families are left grieving sons whose lives were cut far too short.
Every Black boy deserves the chance to grow up, grow old, and become everything he dreamed of becoming.
They deserve safety. Joy. Love. Opportunity. A future.
Too many families are left grieving sons whose lives were cut far too short.
Every Black boy deserves the chance to grow up, grow old, and become everything he dreamed of becoming.
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Beautiful and endangered Red-cheeked #gibbons 🙉🐒🐵 are devoted partners and known for their melodic cacophony in #Laos 🇱🇦 #Vietnam 🇻🇳 #rainforests. They face many threats. Help to survive when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-rK
September 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Beautiful and endangered Red-cheeked #gibbons 🙉🐒🐵 are devoted partners and known for their melodic cacophony in #Laos 🇱🇦 #Vietnam 🇻🇳 #rainforests. They face many threats. Help to survive when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-rK
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I could not more strongly agree with this take from @jamellebouie.net. youtu.be/NmYspr5wakI?...
What should Democrats do if they win?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
September 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I could not more strongly agree with this take from @jamellebouie.net. youtu.be/NmYspr5wakI?...
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The Susan Collins corruption scandal is bigger than you think.
Thanks to @propublica.org’s William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg for the incredible reporting!
Thanks to @propublica.org’s William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg for the incredible reporting!
September 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
The Susan Collins corruption scandal is bigger than you think.
Thanks to @propublica.org’s William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg for the incredible reporting!
Thanks to @propublica.org’s William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg for the incredible reporting!
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ICYMI: Beluga whales need your help!
The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter.
The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter.
The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
Save Cook Inlet Belugas From an Underwater Data Center
The Trump administration is considering a preliminary permit application for an underwater data center in Alaska, right in the middle of critical habitat for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Tell ...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
September 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM
ICYMI: Beluga whales need your help!
The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter.
The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter.
The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
From a plant nursery in Boulder. https://harlequinsgardens.com/brick-and-mortar-sun-and-wind-here-and-now/
Brick and Mortar – Sun and Wind – Here and Now
Shop Local, Brick and Mortar
harlequinsgardens.com
September 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
From a plant nursery in Boulder. https://harlequinsgardens.com/brick-and-mortar-sun-and-wind-here-and-now/
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Get the toolkit here action.aclu.org/petition/get...
Join the Movement: Tell ALPRs in your community to "Get the Flock Out!"
Sign up to ACLU’s "Get the Flock Out" advocacy email series for ways to protect our privacy rights against unrestrained surveillance and Automatic License Plate Readers.
action.aclu.org
September 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Get the toolkit here action.aclu.org/petition/get...
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Update from Attorney Goldfinch at approximately 3pm ET: “There are important new developments in Wilber's case. A federal judge has temporarily blocked his deportation, meaning he cannot be removed from the United States before his first hearing, scheduled for Wednesday, September 30.” 🧵 1/4
September 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Update from Attorney Goldfinch at approximately 3pm ET: “There are important new developments in Wilber's case. A federal judge has temporarily blocked his deportation, meaning he cannot be removed from the United States before his first hearing, scheduled for Wednesday, September 30.” 🧵 1/4
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We need leaders who know what it feels like to stretch a grocery budget.
To ration medication because it’s too expensive.
To work hard but still drown in debt.
We need leaders who will actually fight for change.
To ration medication because it’s too expensive.
To work hard but still drown in debt.
We need leaders who will actually fight for change.
September 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
We need leaders who know what it feels like to stretch a grocery budget.
To ration medication because it’s too expensive.
To work hard but still drown in debt.
We need leaders who will actually fight for change.
To ration medication because it’s too expensive.
To work hard but still drown in debt.
We need leaders who will actually fight for change.
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The Denver Urban Renewal Authority had more than $8 million to invest in Northeast Park Hill — and it faces dueling funding proposals from the landlord and his tenants.
Neighbors are ready to fight a landlord over The Holly’s future
One of Denver's last Black blocks is at the heart of rising tensions and legal threats.
denverite.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The Denver Urban Renewal Authority had more than $8 million to invest in Northeast Park Hill — and it faces dueling funding proposals from the landlord and his tenants.
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This is the other part of the story we should be focused on, besides his apparent inability to adequately represent his constituents now.
September 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is the other part of the story we should be focused on, besides his apparent inability to adequately represent his constituents now.
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My @talkingpointsmemo.com investigation into Marshall Rawson among the many disturbing stories about the GOP's Nazism listed in this @jamellebouie.net piece www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
September 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
My @talkingpointsmemo.com investigation into Marshall Rawson among the many disturbing stories about the GOP's Nazism listed in this @jamellebouie.net piece www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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This is what spines look like, Congress critters. (Gender-neutral Congress appellation courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’
Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says ‘we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs’
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This is what spines look like, Congress critters. (Gender-neutral Congress appellation courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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🗣️ "Girls, we can't lose!" Carrie Smith, St. Louis picket line, May 1933.
More than a thousand Black women walked out of the Funsten nut plants that month. The boss had been paying them $1.80 a week and their white coworkers $2.75 for the same work, counting on that gap to keep everybody apart.
More than a thousand Black women walked out of the Funsten nut plants that month. The boss had been paying them $1.80 a week and their white coworkers $2.75 for the same work, counting on that gap to keep everybody apart.
September 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🗣️ "Girls, we can't lose!" Carrie Smith, St. Louis picket line, May 1933.
More than a thousand Black women walked out of the Funsten nut plants that month. The boss had been paying them $1.80 a week and their white coworkers $2.75 for the same work, counting on that gap to keep everybody apart.
More than a thousand Black women walked out of the Funsten nut plants that month. The boss had been paying them $1.80 a week and their white coworkers $2.75 for the same work, counting on that gap to keep everybody apart.
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Eastern #Gorillas 🦍🦍 are large! Males weigh up to 200kg. They use vocalisations, facial expressions, and body language to communicate. #Critically #endangered by #mining #palmoil #deforestation and #poaching. 🌴🪔🔥🩸🤢⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/27/e...
September 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Eastern #Gorillas 🦍🦍 are large! Males weigh up to 200kg. They use vocalisations, facial expressions, and body language to communicate. #Critically #endangered by #mining #palmoil #deforestation and #poaching. 🌴🪔🔥🩸🤢⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/27/e...
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It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems.
But this isn't a scene from a movie — it happened this summer. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/3SJd5SE
But this isn't a scene from a movie — it happened this summer. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/3SJd5SE
AI agents are hacking systems without any input from humans. How did we get here?
AI agents are systems that work on their own to handle tasks for humans. They’ve recently made headlines for actions they’ve taken, such as hacking, without human supervision.
to.pbs.org
September 2, 2026 at 11:31 PM
It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems.
But this isn't a scene from a movie — it happened this summer. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/3SJd5SE
But this isn't a scene from a movie — it happened this summer. (via @politifact.bsky.social) https://to.pbs.org/3SJd5SE
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71 years ago white supremacists kidnapped, tortured, and murdered a 14-year-old Black child named Emmett Till. Some still haven't heard his story. But in the wake of Nolan Wells and Tamir Rice, a reminder that these atrocities continue—& we must not become numb to them. Here's to remembering Emmett.
Today Is the Anniversary of Emmett Till’s Murder—We Were Just There
71 years later, his accuser died free. The warrant for her arrest was never executed. This is not ancient history.
www.qasimrashid.com
August 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
71 years ago white supremacists kidnapped, tortured, and murdered a 14-year-old Black child named Emmett Till. Some still haven't heard his story. But in the wake of Nolan Wells and Tamir Rice, a reminder that these atrocities continue—& we must not become numb to them. Here's to remembering Emmett.
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Two #extinct #marsupials in #WestPapua found alive! The #marsupials highlight the need to protect #Papuan forests or they are gone for good! Resist for them and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop 🌴🙊🔥☠️🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social #Boycott4Wildlife wp.me/pcFhgU-iOH
August 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Two #extinct #marsupials in #WestPapua found alive! The #marsupials highlight the need to protect #Papuan forests or they are gone for good! Resist for them and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop 🌴🙊🔥☠️🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social #Boycott4Wildlife wp.me/pcFhgU-iOH